Today is “Giving Tuesday,” which marks a special day as the holidays approach and people give to their favorite causes through charitable organizations. Scammers can take advantage of this by setting up fake charities to trick unsuspecting donors into providing
CMS is offering companion job aids to assist providers in the assessment and coding of Job Aids – GG0130A. Eating, GG0130B. Oral Hygiene, GG0130C. Toileting Hygiene, GG0130E. Shower/Bathe Self, GG0130F. Upper Body Dressing, GG0130G. Lower Body Dressing, and GG0130H. Putting
An important update from Palmetto GBA: Due to an inability to access the RCD function tab in eServices, the selection period for Illinois Cycle 4 and Texas Cycle 3 has been extended until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 18, 2021.
Have you missed partying and having business meals with your prospects, customers, and employees? Well, get ready to start again. Soon, COVID-19 will behind us. It could be just a few short months away. To help you get ready, check
iQIES is currently experiencing issues with the system generated final validation reports. This could include a delay in receiving your system generated final validation report or the inability to open the system generated final validation report. As a workaround, please
CMS is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to home health agencies, hospices, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities located in areas affected by the California and Oregon Wildfires due to
CMS recently released a new, revised fact sheet about Advnace Care Planning. The fact sheet covers eligibility, billing and payment, and coding. Make sure to distribute the new information to your staff. Click here to download the new Advance Care
OIG conducted a new study because of concerns that Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) may use health risk assessments (HRAs) to increase risk adjusted payments inappropriately. The Medicare Advantage (MA) program provided coverage to 23 million beneficiaries in 2019 at a
From HHS: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing guidance to ensure that recipients of federal financial assistance understand that they must comply with applicable federal civil rights laws
On June 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the distribution of approximately $15 billion from the Provider Relief Fund to eligible providers that participate in state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and
